Dallis K. "Pete" Frakes, 67, Luverne, died Friday, Feb. 7, 2003, in Orlando, Fla.
Services were Thursday, Feb. 13, at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. The Rev. Gary Klatt officiated. Burial, with military honors, was in Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne.
Dallis Frakes was born to Jesse C. and Amelia (Hovland) Frakes on April 10, 1935, in Magnolia. At the age of three, he moved with his family to Luverne. He graduated from Luverne High School in 1953. He served his country in the U.S. Army, serving in Germany from 1957 to 1958.
He married Irene Stelzer in December 1958 in Germany. They later divorced.
He married Pat Burke on Feb. 26, 1970, in Sioux Falls, S.D. The couple lived in Luverne. Pat died Nov. 19, 2000.
He married Esther Spease on March 8, 2002, in Luverne.
He worked with his father and Milt Abraham to operate Frakes, Frakes & Abraham Construction in Luverne. Later he operated D.K. Frakes Construction. He was an underground contractor for Northwestern Bell and others. He was hired by Virgil Christensen as construction manager for the building of the Prince of Peace Project in Sioux Falls. He also worked on the Barnett Center in Aberdeen, S.D. He was later hired by Gov. Janklow as independent consultant for the South Dakota Housing Development Authority to inspect new-home construction at Springfield Prison, Springfield, S.D. In retirement, he began building his own home on Labor Day 1993. He took pride in building his home in Luverne as well as supervising the addition to the Luverne Country Club.
Mr. Frakes was a member of United Methodist Church in Luverne, Maplewood Cemetery Association, Habitat for Humanity, Luverne Country Club and a former member of Luverne Planning and Zoning Commission. He enjoyed golfing, woodcarving, reading, playing cards and his backyard wildlife. He especially loved making his personal greeting cards on his computer.
Survivors include his wife, Esther Frakes, Luverne; son, Rory Burke, Sioux Falls; son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Pam Frakes, St. Cloud; daughter, Keely Frakes-Rau and her husband, Tom Rau, Avon; two grandchildren, Jacob Michaelis and Amber (Mike) Wiener; great-granddaughter, Genevieve Wiener; sister, Gayle (Roger) Beers, Luverne; brother, Jesse C. "Skip" Frakes Jr., Cherokee, Iowa; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Avis (Al) Schmitz, Ft. Myers, Fla., Carol (the Rev. Gerald) Gieger, Watertown, S.D., Henry (Linda) Huhnerkoch, Alexandria, the Rev. Herb (Barb) Huhnerkoch, Kissimmee, Fla., Gaylen (Betty) Dell, Marathon, Iowa, Daryl Dell, Rohnert Park, Calif.; a special bond with niece, Vicki Baartman, her husband, Bruce, and their daughters, Hannah and Emilie; and several other nieces and nephews.
Mr. Frakes was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Pat Frakes, one son, Perry Frakes, Sept. 2, 1983, and one nephew, Scott Beers, Oct. 30, 2001.
Dingmann Funeral Home, Luverne, was in charge of arrangements.
